Gratitude

Gratitude /　Earth, Wind & Fire　（1975）




This live album of Earth,Wind&Firewas released after adding some songs recoreded in the studio.
We can listen to the new songs at that time as well as hit songs such as "Shinning Star" or "Devotion"!

This album is full od wonderful groove sense!
Ｉrecomend you to turn up the volume and listen.
You can feel like at the dead center of excitement in the live space!


1. Africano/Power
(M White , L Dunn)

2. Yearnin' Learnin'
(M White ,C Stepney, P Bailey)

3. Devotion
(M White , P Bailey)

4. Sun Goddess
(M White , J Lind)

5. Reasons
(M White ,C Stepney, P Bailey)

6. Sing a Message to You
(M White)

7. Shining Star
(M White ,P Bailey , L Dunn)

8. New World Symphony
(M White , V White)

9. Sunshine
(M White ,Al McKay, P Bailey , L Dunn)

10. Sing a Song
(M White ,Al McKay)

11. Gratitude
(M White,V White, L Dunn)

12. Celebrate
(M White ,C Stepney, P Bailey)

13. Can't Hide Love
(S Scarborough)

14. Live Bonus Medley: Serpentine Fire/Saturday Nite/Can't Hide …




 Produced by Maurice White & Joe Wissert
Studio Tracks by Maurice White& Charles Stepney

Vocals, Drums, Kalimba / Maurice White
Vocals, Bass, Percussion / Verdine White
Vocals, Congas, Percussion / Philip Bailey
Vocals, Guitar, Percussion / Al McKay
Piano, Organ, Moog Synthesizer / Larry Dunn
Soprano, Tenor Sax, Flute / Andrew Woolfolk
Drums. Percussion / Ralph Johnson
Guitar, Percussion / Johhny Graham


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Classic Masters

Classic Masters / T-Connection （2002）



This is the best album of disco group T- Connection.
Representative songsfrom 70 's to 80 's were selected in this album .
Light sound and beautiful vocals are striking!

Ｉ　got this album because there was a song featuring Philip Bailey.
" Love Odyssey"was originally recorded in album "The Game of Life" in 1993 .
But Ｉ　couldn't get that ,so Ｉ　got his best album.
This is excellent excited music with harmoniy of T － Conection and Philp Bailey!


1. Do What You Wanna Do
2. Disco Magic
3. On Fire
4. Everything Is Cool
5. Groove City
6. A Little More Love
7. Party Night
8. Girl Watching
9. Tonight's the Night
10. Love Odyssey (Love Shines Forever)
11. Take It to the Limit
12. You Can Feel the Groove



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Feel My Soul

Feel My Soul / Jennifer Holliday (1983)




Jennifer Holiday got many prizes by Broadway musical "DREAMGIRLS" and built the place by the musical star up then.

This is her solo debut album of such force party includes hit song " I Am Love " written by Maurice White and David Foster!
The powerful and certain singing ability matches with a song of every kind of style tightly.
This Album was produced by Maurice White !
Members of Earth,Wind & Fire also participated in this album!
Especially I love this song inside, "Shine A Light "!
This song starts with vocoder of Larry Dunn just like biginning of "Let's Groove"
A chorus of Maurice White and Emotions gave this song more of delight and funk.
A melody may also be slightly similar to "Let's Groove".
You must have this album!


1. Just Let Me Wait
(J Lind, B Meyers)

2. I Am Ready Now
(D Lasley, W Wileox)

3. This Game Of Love (I'm Never Coming Down)
(N Ashfold, V Simpson)

4. I Am Love
(M White, D Foster, A Willis)

5. Shine A Light
(M White, W Vaughn, W Vaughn))

6. Just For A While
(R Vannelli, G Vannelli)

7. My Sweet Delight
(M White, D Foster, T Haynes)

8. Change Is Gonna Come
(M White)

9. This Day

Produced by Maurice White
Horn & Strings Arrangements/ Bill Meyers (1,2,3,6,8)
Horn Arrangements/ Jerry Hey (4,5,7)
Guitar Solo/ Rouland Bautista (3)
Synthesizer Solo/ Greg Phillinganes
Keyboards/ Bill Meyers, Wayne Vaughn, David Foster, Edwin Hawkins
Bass/ Nathan East
Drums/ Ricky Lawson , Fred White
Percussion/ Paulinho Da Costa
Vocoder/ Larry Dunn
Additional vocals/ Wanda Vaughn, Jeanette Hawes, Crystal Wilson, Maurice White


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That's The Way Of The World

That's The Way Of The World　（1975）




The album released in 2004 after adding 5 unreleased versions to the original album .

This is the sound track album of the same tittled movie on which a members of EWF appeared.
Earth, Wind & Fire performed a group named "The Group" and showing a valuable live performance in the movie.
A movie didn't hit, but this album became a big hit!

Shining Star gets 1st place of billboard hot 100!
That's the Way of the World got 12th.
The famous tuneReasons was also featured in this!


1. Shining Star
(M White ,P Bailey , L Dunn)
2. That's the Way of the World
(M White ,C Stepney, V White)
3. Happy Feelin'
(M White ,P Bailey ,L Dunn, V White, A McKay)
4. All About Love
(M White , L Dunn)
5. Yearnin', Learnin'
(M White ,C Stepney, P Bailey)
6. Reasons
(M White ,C Stepney, P Bailey)
7. Africano
(M White , L Dunn)
8. See the Light
(L Dunn, P Bailey, A Anglin)


Bonus Trucks
9. Shining Star (Future Star)
(M White ,P Bailey , L Dunn)
10. All About Love (First Impression)
(M White , L Dunn)
11. Happy Feelin' (Anatomy of a Groove)
(M White ,P Bailey ,L Dunn, V White, A McKay)
12. Caribou Chaser (Jazzy Jam)
(M White , L Dunn)
13. That's the Way of the World (Latin Expedition)
(M White ,C Stepney, V White)

Produced by Maurice White
Co Produced by Charles Stepney

Vocals, Drums, Kalimba / Maurice White
Vocals, Bass, Percussion / Verdine White
Vocals, Congas, Percussion / Philip Bailey
Vocals, Guitar, Percussion / Al McKay
Piano, Organ, Moog Synthesizer / Larry Dunn
Soprano, Tenor Sax, Flute / Andrew Woolfolk
Drums. Percussion / Ralph Johnson
Guitar / Johhny Graham
Drums / Fred White





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Live From New York

Live From New York (1999)



Live recoreded at studio in New York 。
We can enjoy the exciting performance of Earth, Wind & Fire!

Though Maurice White was not there ,but other member did best for the good performance!

I love lead vocal ofSheldon Reynolds!
Interviews of the members also featured in this DVD.

You must have!

Members were


Philip Bailey, Verdine White, Ralph Johnson

Sheldon Reynolds, Sonny Emory, Robert Brookins

Gary Bias, Ray Brown, Reggie Young, Morris Plesure
David Romeo, David Whitworth, Sybil Azur, Kyalisha Simpson


1. September
2. Let Your Feelings Show
3. Let's Groove
4. Runnin'
5. Boogie Wonderland
6. Can't Stop Love
7. Fantasy
8. Kalimba Interlude
9. Evil
10. Shining Star
11. Keep Your Head To The Sky
12. Reasons
13. Sing A Song
14. That's The Way Of The World
15. Wouldn't Change A Thing About You
16. After The Love Is Gone
17. System Of Survival



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Open Our Eyes

Open Our Eyes　/ Earth, Wind & Fire（1974）



4th albums of Earth,Wind & Fire！

This CD is remastered and released after adding 5 songs to original 10 songs.
We can listen to the popular tune such as "Mighty Mighty","Devotion"”Kalimba Story"


1. Mighty Mighty
by Maurice White & Philip Bailey

2. Devotion
by Maurice White & Philip Bailey

3. Fair But So Uncool
by Charles Stepney & Rick Giles

4. Feelin' Blue
by Kenny Altman

5. Kalimba Story
by Maurice White & Verdine White

6. Drum Song
by Maurice White

7. Tee Nine Chee Bit
by Maurice White ,Charles Stepney　& Philip Bailey

8. Spasmodic Movements
by E Harris

9. Rabbit Seed

10. Caribou
by Charles Stepney & R Giles

11. Open Our Eyes
by Leon Lumkins

12. Ain't No Harm to Moan (Slave Song)

13. Fair But So Uncool

14. Step's Tune

15. Dreams


Produced by Maurice White & Joe Wissert
Vocals, Drums, Kalimba / Maurice White
Vocals, Bass, Percussion / Verdine White
Vocals, Congas, Percussion / Philip Bailey
Vocals, Guitar, Percussion / Al McKay
Piano, Organ, Moog Synthesizer / Larry Dunn
Soprano, Tenor Sax, Flute / Andrew Woolfolk
Drums. Percussion / Ralph Johnson
Guitar, Percussion / Johhny Graham

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Bad For Me

Bad For Me  / Dee Dee Bridgewater（1979）



Dee Dee Bridgewater is the Jazz singer and　also musical actress from the United States.
She had got many prize of music and stage.
Tony Award in 1975 , Grammy award for best musical album in 1976,
Grammy Award for the best jazz vocal album in 1998.
Members of Earth, Wind & Fire participated in her 4th album !

1. Bad for Me
2. It's the Falling in Love
3. Tequila Mockingbird
4. Don't Say It (If You Don't Mean It)
5. Is This What Feeling Gets?
6. Back of Your Mind
7. For the Girls
8. Love Won't Let Me Go
9. Street Singer


3th number ,"Tequila Mockingbird" is well known as an album title song of Ramsey Lewis,
but the vocal version of this Dee Dee also is funky and remarkable!

Keyboards/ Larry Dunn（3,8）
Trombone/　Louis Satisfield（3,8）
Guitar/　Roland Bautista（1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9）
Trumpet, Flugelhone/ Jerry Hey (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9）
Trumpet/ Rhamlee (8)

3. Tequila Mockingbird
Written by L Dunn, Roxanne, J Seeman)

8. Love Won't Let Me Go
Written by L Dunn, Dee Dee Bridgewater)


By the way she recorded a song called "People And Places" by a duet with Philip Bailey as a theme song of a movie as "La Vengeance D'une Blonde" in 1985.
But I could have not find this album yet.
Please tell me if there was the person who has information!


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Head to the Sky

Head to the Sky /　Earth, Wind & Fire　(1973)



Al McKay, Amdrew Woolfolks and Johnny Graham participateｄ from this album.
They got as first time, All-American golden disc acquisition .
The 27th place of chart highest rank.

Even if only the song title is seen, you can guess, but the message color is a strong album.

You may also be able to say this shape of the new gospel by the implication .
" Evil" and " Keep Your Head To The Sky " are the song you can hear well even now!
Keep Your Head To The Sky...
When I'm listening to this song, I think what it's can be positively.


1. Evil
(M White, P Bailey)

2. Keep Your Head To The Sky
( M White)

3. Build Your Nest
( M White, V White)

4. The World's A Masquerade
(S Scarborough)

5. Clover
( M White,L Dunn)

6. Zanzibar
(E Lobo)

 Produced by Joe Wissert
Written & Arrenged by Earth,Wind&Fire
Vocals, Drums, Kalimba / Maurice White
Vocals, Bass, Percussion / Verdine White
Vocals, Congas, Percussion / Philip Bailey
Vocals / Jessica Cleaves
Guitar, Sitar, Percussion / Al McKay
Piano, Organ, Clavinet / Larry Dunn
Soprano, Tenor Sax, Flute / Amdrew Woolfolks
Drums. Percussion / Ralph Johnson
Guitar, Percussion / Johnny Graham



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Christmas

Christmas / Howard Hewett (2008)



I have received a holy Christmas album of Howard Hewett.

Howard Hewett is the artist I like very much
But I did't know that memberｓ of Eatth, Wind& Fire also participated in his new album .

Now, album which consists of these 11 songs.
The album is great and beautiful to hear this season.
He makes the scene of the Christmas with love warm .
His high note is so beautiful。

The standard number everyone learns about much of a filmed song.
He inlaid the essence in the song with which all have an acquaintance and reorganized in the distinctive number.

"Silent Night"is so unique and beautiful!
This song is made of only 2 sounds.
Vocal of Howard Hewett and piano of Myron McKinley.
This reach slowly to our heats like snow flake.

Ｉwill listen to this album every year from now on.


1. O Come All Ye Faithfull
2. The Christmas Song
3. Sleigh Ride
4. That's Christmas
5. Baby It's Cold Outside (feat. Jasselle)
6. Christmas Time
7. Christmas On Sunset
8. I Remember Christmas
9. What Child Is This?
10. This Christams
11. Silent Night


6. Christmas Time
Produced by Ralph Johnson
Arranged by Ralph Johnson & Myron McKinley
Piano/ Myron McKinley
Bass/ Verdine White
Guitar/ Greg Moore
Drums/ Ralph Johnson

7. Christmas On Sunset
Produced by Ralph Johnson

8. I Remember Christmas
Written by Ralph Johnson
Drums/ Ralph Johnson

9. What Child Is This?
Produced by Ralph Johnson & Howard Hewett
Piano/ Myron McKinley
Bass/ Verdine White
Guitar/ Greg Moore
Drums/ Ralph Johnson

11. Silent Night
Produced by Ralph Johnson & Myron McKinleyArranged by Myron McKinley
Piano/ Myron McKinley


There are also various guests.
Such as…
Georege Duke, Stevie Wonder, Paul Jackson.Jr, Kirk Whalum………

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Evening Of Fourplay

Evening Of Fourplay (2004)
DVD

The Live Performance of Fourplay filmed at Los Angeles in 93.
It's So excited to see their performance with my eyes.
It's possible to check their magical hands on musical instrument .
It isn't usually possible to check .

I think It is the time to be healed and sigh with the music as well as the audience gathered at a meeting place in the space of the adult mood.



Philip Bailey and Phill Perry participated in a guest back vocal.
Their voices colored these tunes wihh much beauties!
Such as ”After The Dance" and ”Between The Sheets"


Chaka Khan also participated as a lead vocalist in " Between The Sheets"

The live space wasn't so wide , I envy the audience there.

Why don't we enjoy some wine after making the room dark!
You'll be there with Fourplay and Philip Bailey!

Vol.1
1.Chant
2.Monterey
3.101 Eastbound
4.Midnight Stroll
5.After The Dance
6.Bali Run

Vol.2
1.Wish You Were Here
2.Moonjogger
3.A Summer Child
4.Amoroso
5.Between The Sheets
6.Flying East


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